BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Did those in power turn a blind eye to corruption on the Baltimore City Police Gun Trace Task Force? An opponent of State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is calling for her to support legislation to look into who knew what and when.

The abuses of the Gun Trace Task Force are among the worst ever uncovered — with claims of officers robbing and terrorizing people.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Did those in power turn a blind eye to corruption on the Baltimore City Police Gun Trace Task Force? An opponent of State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is calling for her to support legislation to look into who knew what and when.

The abuses of the Gun Trace Task Force are among the worst ever uncovered — with claims of officers robbing and terrorizing people.

“I’m willing to work with my federal and state partners to ensure that we are not only rooting out that police corruption, but we’re shining a spotlight on those callous criminals that are doing a disservice and wearing that badge,” Mosby said in mid-February.

There are politics involved. Ivan Bates, who wants Mosby’s job, organized the press conference and held it outside her office.

“We want transparency, but the most important thing is we never want to have the Gun Trace Task Force ever again,” Bates said.

He’s also calling for Mosby to back legislation by state Sen. Bill Ferguson to create a commission with power to subpoena and call witnesses to investigate how the GTTF was able to operate unchecked for so long.

“I want you to investigate my office and I want you to investigate the police department so we now know what happened with the Gun Trace Task Force,” Bates said.

He was critical of a new city solicitor and state’s attorney’s office policy requiring officers to self-disclose misconduct if they are integral witnesses in cases.

WASHINGTON — A substitute teacher accused of sexually abusing an elementary school student in Montgomery County, Maryland, has taught in 43 Howard County schools over the past two years, according to Howard County interim Superintendent Michael Martirano.

Steven Katz, 59, of Columbia, Maryland, was accused of inappropriately touching a student at Montgomery County’s Cloverly Elementary School earlier this month.

The student said Katz touched him in a way that made him feel uncomfortable, according to Montgomery County police.

WASHINGTON — A substitute teacher accused of sexually abusing an elementary school student in Montgomery County, Maryland, has taught in 43 Howard County schools over the past two years, according to Howard County interim Superintendent Michael Martirano.

Steven Katz, 59, of Columbia, Maryland, was accused of inappropriately touching a student at Montgomery County’s Cloverly Elementary School earlier this month.

The student said Katz touched him in a way that made him feel uncomfortable, according to Montgomery County police. Police then interviewed Katz, and he admitted to inappropriately touching the student.

Katz was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with sexual abuse of a minor.

In a message to parents Monday, Martirano explained that there are no complaints against Katz in Howard County. But if parents have any concerns over Katz’s contact with their children, they should contact police.

“To this point, we are not aware of any formal complaint lodged against this individual that would have permitted the system and police to conduct a child abuse investigation,” Martirano wrote in Monday’s message.

According to Howard County public school records, Martirano told parents Katz taught in 43 Howard County schools over the past two years and had worked as a substitute teacher in the county for a total of six years.

The Howard County interim superintendent included a list of schools where Katz had been a substitute teacher during the past two years, including Waverly Elementary School, Ellicott Mills Middle School and Howard High School. See the full list on the Howard County school’s website.

School officials in Howard and Montgomery counties said Katz passed background checks in each county at the time he was hired.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Franklin Perez is expected to miss at least three months with a right lat strain.

The Tigers say Perez was injured in a minor league game Sunday. There is no surgery recommended at this point, but the recovery is expected to take a minimum of 12 weeks.

Perez, a 20-year-old right-hander, was acquired by Detroit in the trade that sent Justin Verlander to Houston last season. Perez went 6-3 with a 3.02 ERA across two levels of the minors last year. He made 10 starts at Class A and six at Double-A. Baseball America tabbed Perez as Detroit’s top prospect this offseason.

The rebuilding Tigers aren’t expected to contend this year, but Perez figured to be a prospect to watch, no matter where in Detroit’s system he ended up pitching.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Monday brought another day of hard-hitting testimony in the trial of Michael Johnson, the only man ever charged in the death of Phylicia Barnes who vanished in 2010.

For the first time, the two lead detectives from the agencies involved in the case, Baltimore Police and Maryland State Police, testified.

After taking over the case into Barnes’ murder, Maryland State Police say they tapped the phone of her Johnson, her half-sister’s ex-boyfriend, for nearly two months. The wiretap, according to Sgt. David Feltman, was the first used in Maryland State Police history. The tap collected thousands of calls and text messages, including one to his girlfriend at the time that read, “I feel like everything is about to hit the fan. I should pack up and leave.”

Feltman says there was nothing inside of the man’s car that linked Johnson or Barnes, but also admitted MSP did not thoroughly examine all of the items inside of the car.

Feltman also discussed a blue tote. He bought one from a Home Depot and brought it with him to one of the grand jury hearings to stimulate conversation among the witnesses. Investigators claim that Johnson used a blue tote to haul Barnes’ body in.

Monday afternoon, the lead Baltimore detective in the case read a statement out loud from Johnson in which he described the last day he saw Barnes alive.

When asked if Barnes was alive, Johnson reportedly said “I sure hope so.”

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Time’s Up calling for a probe into the Manhattan District Attorney’s office (all times local):

8:40 p.m.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office says a review of how prosecutors handled a 2015 sex abuse case against Harvey Weinstein will show the investigation was handled properly.

New York’s governor on Monday directed the state’s attorney general to review a decision not to prosecute the disgraced media mogul after an Italian model told police that he groped her.

The woman caught Weinstein apologizing on tape during a sting operation, but the DA’s office declined to prosecute the case.

Spokesman Danny Frost says the DA’s office will provide the attorney general with any information necessary.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the directive on Monday, hours after Time’s Up, an initiative started by Hollywood industry women, asked for the review.

In a statement, the Democratic governor asked that the review be conducted “in a way that does not interfere with the current investigation.”

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8 p.m.

New York’s governor has directed the state attorney general to review the 2015 decision by the Manhattan district attorney’s office not to prosecute a sex abuse case against Harvey Weinstein.

An initiative started by Hollywood industry women had called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH’-moh) to investigate the DA’s office after a New York magazine published an article about the case involving an Italian model who said Weinstein groped her.

Time’s Up says an investigation is necessary to protect the integrity of the office. Police have said the case should have been prosecuted; the district attorney’s office disagreed.

In a statement, the Democratic governor asked that the review be conducted “in a way that does not interfere with the current investigation.”

The Manhattan DA’s office says a criminal investigation into Weinstein is active and ongoing.

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3:30 p.m.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office says a criminal investigation into Harvey Weinstein is active and ongoing and a commitment to justice in sexual abuse cases is “unwavering.”

The comments by spokesman Danny Frost Monday came as the Time’s Up initiative called for the governor to investigate the district attorney’s office for refusing to prosecute the disgraced media mogul in 2015. Police have said the case should’ve been prosecuted; the district attorney’s office disagreed.

Frost says the sex crimes unit is a national leader in the investigating and prosecution of sex crimes. Police and prosecutors may disagree sometimes, but never at the expense of justice.

Time’s Up was started by women in Hollywood. The statement from the group came after New York magazine published an article about the 2015 case involving an Italian model who said Weinstein groped her.

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1:30 p.m.

An initiative started by Hollywood industry women is calling for New York’s governor to investigate the Manhattan district attorney’s office over a decision in 2015 not to prosecute a sex abuse case against Harvey Weinstein.

Time’s Up says a report in New York magazine is disturbing because it suggests the district attorney’s office may have been improperly influenced by Weinstein and sought to intimidate an Italian model who accused the disgraced media mogul of groping her.

She secretly recorded him in a police sting. The district attorney’s office decided there wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute.

Time’s Up says an investigation is necessary to protect the integrity of the office.

Lexie Brown and Erin Mathias each had 14 points for Duke (24-8), which will play UConn in the Albany Regional on Saturday.

Georgia (26-7) made only 1 of 19 shots in the second period. The Lady Bulldogs set season lows for fewest points in a period and game and lowest field-goal percentage (24.0) in a game.

The Lady Bulldogs missed their first 13 3-pointers before Simone Costa sank a 3 midway through the final period.

The shooting woes even carried over to the free-throw line, where the Lady Bulldogs made only 7 of 14 shots.

While Georgia struggled, Duke shot 50 percent from the field to overcome 21 turnovers.

Caliya Robinson led Georgia with 11 points and 12 rebounds. No other Georgia player had more than five points.

Georgia missed its first 13 shots of the second period. Que Morrison ended the drought, but not the scoring problems, with her layup with 2:34 remaining in the period.

Georgia’s shooting woes continued, with Taja Cole and Mackenzie Engram missing layups on the Lady Bulldogs’ final two shots of the half. Overall, Georgia made only 1 of 19 shots in the period.

After a sluggish start in the first quarter, when it was slowed by nine turnovers, Duke took advantage of Georgia’s cold shooting. After leading 15-12 following the first 10 minutes, the Blue Devils pulled away to lead 35-14 at halftime.

Duke’s defense also was the difference in the second half of its 72-58 first-round win over Belmont when the Blue Devils limited the Bruins’ 3-point shooting.

BIG PICTURE:

Duke: The Blue Devils are 4-0 against Georgia in NCAA Tournament games. Odom, who scored a career-high 25 points in the first-round win over Belmont, had only four points in the first half before scoring 10 points in the third period. … The Blue Devils had 9 turnovers in the first quarter after having eight for the game in their 72-58 first-round win over Belmont.

Georgia: The Lady Bulldogs’ previous low for points in a quarter this season was five in a win at Florida on Jan. 28. … Engram and Haley Clark each played the full 10 minutes of the fast-tempo first quarter in which the Lady Bulldogs played strong defense with four steals and forcing the nine turnovers. Georgia appeared drained in the second period, perhaps contributing to the flurry of missed shots.

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Duke will play UConn, which beat Quinnipiac in the second round on Monday night, on Saturday in the Albany Regional.